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Definition of Chacma
1. Noun. Greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa.
Definition of Chacma
1. n. A large species of African baboon (Cynocephalus porcarius); -- called also ursine baboon. [See Illust. of Baboon.]
Definition of Chacma
1. Noun. A Chacma baboon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chacma
1. a large baboon [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chacma
Literary usage of Chacma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anecdotal and descriptive natural history by A. Romer (1872)
"... THE chacma THE MANDRILL THE DRILL. | HE GIBBONS (Hylobates) are remarkable
for their slender forms and long arms; the hands are long and hook-like, ..."
2. Natural History in Zoological Gardens: Being Some Account of Vertebrated Animals by Frank Evers Beddard (1905)
"The chacma prefers rocky and stony localities, and is mainly a ground ...
The chacma can go at a good pace when put to it; but it is a ferocious beast, ..."
3. The Illustrated Natural History by John George Wood (1865)
"The word chacma is a corrupted, or rather a contracted form of the Hottentot ...
The chacma is a most accomplished robber, executing his burglaries openly ..."
4. The Practical Teacher by Joseph Hughes (1883)
"The most widely known of all the baboons is the chacma ... The chacma is a terrible
foe to agriculturists, making systematic raids, under cover of night, ..."
5. The Uncivilized Races of Men in All Countries of the World by John George Wood (1882)
"Whatever a man will eat a chacma will eat, and the creature knows as well as the
man when the-crops are in the best order. Whether tire garden contain maize ..."
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